That's quite a feat coming from an anti-virus program.

Just for interest, I downloaded three different anti-virus programs.

It is always wise for you to run an anti-virus program on all material downloaded from the internet.

The bad news is that the phones may have been built so poorly in the first place that the anti-virus programs won't be much help.

Use an effective anti-virus program and update it regularly.

Also out of interest, is there any real need for anti-virus programs on Android phones?

With any of the several competent anti-virus programs, PCs are immune.

In addition, current anti-virus programs immediately counteract such attacks.

But what if your software is out of date or the virus has managed to deactivate the anti-virus program?

Our anti-virus program needs to be updated every year to keep up with new viruses as they appear.